American Rhododendron Society
ARS District One (British Columbia, Canada)
revised: September 24, 2021

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ARS Medal Recipients

ARS Gold Medals (5 medals awarded, 6 individuals)

Date Recipient Chapter
1966 Ted & Mary Grieg Vancouver
1970 Evelyn Jacks Vancouver
1999 Alleyne Cook Vancouver
2000 Clive Justice Vancouver
2020 Glen Jamieson  Mount Arrowsmith
       
       
ARS Silver Medals (14 medals awarded, 17 individuals)
Date Recipient Chapter
1989 Harold Johnson Vancouver
1995 Bob Rhodes Nanaimo
1997 Ken & Dot Gibson Mount Arrowsmith
1999 John G. Lofthouse Vancouver
2000 Dave Dougan Victoria
2003 Norman Todd Victoria
2009 Harry Wright North Island
2013 Garth Wedemire Fraser South
2015 Terry Richmond Mount Arrowsmith
2017 Ken Webb Victoria
2019 Ian Efford Cowichan Valley
2019 Marilyn Dawson Mount Arrowsmith
2020 Art & Susan Lightburn Mount Arrowsmith 
2021 June Bouchard & John Deniseger Nanaimo  
       
       

ARS Pioneer Achievement Award

1991 George Fraser (1854-1944) - Ucluelet, BC
In 1991, the American Rhododendron Society posthumously awarded George Fraser its "Pioneers Achievement Award". George Fraser produced many hybrid rhododendrons and generously shared hybrid and species seed, pollen and plants with others in the USA and Great Britain. He was interested in developing crosses between the native rhododendron of the Pacific Coast and the hardier rhododendrons from the Eastern United States and Canada.
       
       
ARS Bronze Medals Awarded (190) - Active Chapters (177)
and Inactive Chapters (13)
     
Cowichan Valley Chapter (18 medals awarded, 26 individuals)
Date Recipient Date Recipient
1993 Fred Collins 2007 Anne & Roger Slaby
1994 Etta & Fred Cook 2008 Siggi & Maria Kemmler
1994 Peter Kearns 2008 Ingeborg Woodsworth
1995 Joan Clarke & Victor Clarke 2009 Alan & Sandy Campbell
1995 Stan Groves 2013 David Annis
1996 Alan & Liz Murray 2013 Bill Dumont
2005 Ian & Doris Anderson 2013 Leslie Drew
2005 Daphne Jackson 2014 Ian Efford
2007 Janet & David Gardener 2018 Mary Gale
       
Fraser South Chapter (23 medals awarded, 29 individuals)
Date Recipient Date Recipient
1993 Dave & Ella Crabb 2006 Mary Berg
1997 Dave & Wendy Sellars 2008 Brenda Macdonald
1997 Diane Scott 2009 Sean Rafferty
1998 Pat Dahl 2010 Lori & Dalen Bayes
1999 Bev & Les Clay 2012 Harold Fearing
2000 Mike Trembath 2012 Chris Klapwijk
2001 Mike Bale 2013 Karen Linton
2004 Colleen Forster 2013 Larry Morton
2004 Sue Klapwijk 2014 Nancy Moore
2004 Dr. Norma Senn 2018 Evelyn Jensen
2005 Trevor & Doreen Badminton 2019 Ginny Fearing
2005 John & Janet Warner
   Recipient Descriptions on FSRS website
       
Mount Arrowsmith Chapter (28 medals awarded, 39 individuals)
Date Recipient Date Recipient
1995 Everett Jefferson 2007 Glen Jamieson
1996 Pat Jefferson 2009 Ron & Judy McMaster
1996 Jim & Jean Greig 2011 Marilyn Dawson
1997 Terry & Verna Richmond 2012 John England
1998 Sam & Martha Cosco 2012 Tony Ansdell
1998 Bob & Carol Hickman 2014 Bert Harding
1999 Bill & Kay Burgoyne 2016 Linda Derkach
1999 Mary J. Parker 2018 Barbara Kulla
2000 Louise Dwyer 2018 Kathy & Guy Loyer
2001 Frank & Nora Allan 2019 Don Bridgen
2001 Jim & Joan Cavers 2019 Ann de Brincat
2001 Tom & Vivian Richmond 2020 Ray & Jane Walker
2002 Diane Pertson 2021 Al Bieberstein
2004 Maria Bieberstein    
2005 Vic Vickers    
  Recipient Descriptions on MARS website
       
Nanaimo Chapter (19 medals awarded, 23 individuals)
Date Recipient Date Recipient
2000 Ward & Donna Porter 2013 Gerry Moore
2002 Craig Clarke 2014 Ann & Dick Beamish
2005 Richard White 2015 Art & Susan Lightburn
2008 John Deniseger 2016 Glenda Barr
2008 Christine Southwick 2017 Kathryn Grant
2009 Michael Miller 2020 Val Harvey
2010 Paul Lawry 2020 Ann Davey
2011 Allen & Gaylle McRae 2021 Reinhold Gorgosilich
2013June Bouchard 2021 Rosina T. Schmidt
2013 Sandra Dorman    
  Recipient Descriptions on Nanaimo RS website
       
North Island Chapter (30 medals awarded, 36 individuals)
Date Recipient Date Recipient
1995 Jo Ann Foster 2012 Lois Clyde
1995 Harry Wright 2012 Brian Staton
1996 Mary Palmer 2013 Pauline Thompson
1997 Gwen Wright 2013 Nadine Boudreau
1998 Len & Madeleine Simmons 2015 Ann Chevrier
1999 Pauline & Richard Bonney 2016 Jake & Claudia Ellis
1999 Barbara & Bill Rozel 2017 Wolfgang Hoefgen
2000 Bernie Guyader 2017 Helena Stewart Zukowski
2003 Marleen & Dave Crucq 2018 Robert Argall
2004 Don Law 2018 Frances Thornton
2004 Paul Wurz 2018 Antje Guertler
2007 Diana Scott 2019 Jill Gould
2007 Dave & Noni Godfrey 2019 Garth Wedemire
2008 Evelyn Wright 2020 Ruth Fowler
2011 Lois Clyde 2021 Maureen Denny
  Recipient Descriptions on NIRS website
       
Vancouver Chapter (34 medals awarded, 39 individuals)
Date Recipient Date Recipient
1971 Ed Trayling 1991 Susan Baker
1977 Lillian Hodgson 1991 Claire Bennett & Arthur Rempel
1977 Jack Lofthouse 1992 Margaret Charlton
1977 Bob Rhodes 1997 Len & Joan Bengough
1981 Clive Justice 1999 Roger Lowe
1982 Ed & Francisca Darts 1999 Glen Patterson
1983 Melba & Harold Johnston 1999 Karen Shuster
1984 Vern Finley 2000 Cy & Martie Irwin
1987 Horace West 2001 Mary Dorsey
1988 Les Clay 2002 Ron Feicht
1988 Frank Dorsey 2002 Joanne Ronsley
1988 Jean Rhodes 2004 Joe Ronsley
1989 Alleyne Cook 2006 Douglas Justice
1989 Alice & Robert Mann 2006 William Spohn
1989 Garth Wedemire 2011 Mike Bale
1990 Ruth & Rex Merritt 2018 Tony Clayton
1990 Mike Trembath 2019 Kirsten Martin
       
Victoria Chapter (25 medals awarded, 25 individuals)
Date Recipient Date Recipient
1986 Dr. Stuart Holland 2007 Ian Duncan
1990 Bill Dale 2008 Dean Goard
1990 Alec McCarter 2008 Bill McMillan
1990 Norman Todd 2008 Ken Webb
1990 Evelyn (Jacks) Weesjes 2011 Theresa McMillan
1992 Margaret Buffam 2011 Ann Widdowson
1992 David Dougan 2012 Lois Blackmore
1992 Leslie Drew 2012 Jacqueline Bradbury
1996 Herman Vaartnou 2013 Gareth Shearman
1998 Judy Gordon 2015 Calvin Parsons
2001 Norma Buckley 2020 Bill Gordon
2003 Dora Kreiss 2020 Betty Gordon
2004 Joe Harvey    
       
       
ARS Bronze Medals Awarded - Inactive Chapters
       
Fraser Valley Chapter (11 medals awarded, 12 individuals)
Date Recipient Date Recipient
1989 Milton Wildfong 2012 John Gardner
1990 Ted & Ken Ladd 2012 Jill Futros
1996 Gerry Heriot 2012 Scot Henney
2001 Garth Wedemire 2012 Art Prufer
2007 Art Pearson 2012 Rosemary Prufer
2007 Dianne Vernon    
       
Peace Arch Chapter (2 medals awarded, 3 individuals)
Date Recipient Date Recipient
1999 Giff Robb 2004 Jim & Elfriede De Wolfe

Information supplied by Martie Irwin and other members of District 1 Chapterssupplied by Martie Irwin and other members of District 1 Chapters

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